background: the widespread use of chemical insecticides, resistance in vectors and environmental problems, all have led to an increased interest in the use of biological agents in malaria control programs. the most important functional elements are the native fish. the aim of this study was to identify the native species of lavivorous fish in rudan county, southern iran, to introduce an effecti...

genus rattus from the subfamily murinae has a wide geographical distribution throughout the world. three species of this genus have been reported in iran so far. they are norway or brown rat (rattus norvegicus), black rat (rattus rattus), and himalayan rat (rattus pyctoris). in order to verify the possibility of using electrophoretic patterns of special proteins, in biosystematic analysis of th...

The study was conducted to assess the native and alien plant species in one of the highly disturbed forest (S1) and less disturbed forest (S2) in Mt. Manunggal, Cebu Island, Philippines. Twenty-four quadrats with a size of 20mx20 m were established using a quadrat sampling technique to identify and record all plant species. Diversity indices were utilized to determine species abundance, richnes...

Protected areas (PAs) are a key element of global conservation strategies aiming to protect habitats and species from various threats such as non-natives (NNS) with negative ecological impacts. Yet little is known about the mechanisms by which PAs colonized NNS, more specifically role colonizing events surrounding areas. Here, we compared terrestrial freshwater non-native plants animals recorde...

Sprawling development can affect species composition by increasing the rate of invasion by non-native species, and decreasing the persistence of native species. This paper briefly reviews the scientific literature on the impacts of sprawl on biological diversity, with specific emphasis on the influence of sprawl on non-native species richness. We then explore the relationship between sprawl and...